International Scholarships & Higher Studies Opportunities Resource Person: Dr. Muhammad Farooq Head of Energy, Environment & Sustainability Research Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Campus - KSK University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, Pakistan ( [email protected])
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International Scholarships & Higher Studies Opportunities
Resource Person: Dr. Muhammad Farooq
Head of Energy, Environment & Sustainability ResearchDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, New Campus - KSK
University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, Pakistan ([email protected])
Conducted and participated in teaching, training and research activities in several countries including UK, USA, China, Italy, Turkey, Germany, France, Pakistan, Spain and Netherlands.
Published more than 40 leading national & International Journal Research Papers with Impact Factor more than 50
Head of Energy, Environment and Sustainability ResearchDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, UET Lahore (New Campus-KSK), Pakistan.
Review Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research (Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization)
Director, M.Sc. Thermo-Fluid Engineering, UET New Campus- KSK
Director Industrial Linkages, UET Lahore-New Campus- KSK
Sharing Scholarships from personal resources such as labs positions,
departmental open positions etc.
Sharing those scholarships that are not posted on international
scholarship websites
So Pakistanis get maximum chances
Giving confidence to apply
What is Scholarship?
The „ Oxford Dictionary of English ‟defines the word” scholarship ‟as: a grant or
payment made to support a student’s education, awarded on the basis of academic
or other achievement.
A scholarship is a reward of financial assistance for students to further their
academic endeavors.
A scholarship is a gift of academic financial support that does not need to be
repaid by the recipient, which makes it the most desirable form of financial aid.
Why Scholarships
Because you want to study for free
Cultural exchanges
Ideas Exchanges
Good level of studies
Skill Development
Jobs abroad : requirement degree
Are the scholarships are only for Masters and
PhD degrees ?
Exchange
Internships
Conferences
Most Important things required to get
Scholarships
People ask, Do good CGPA, certificates or good luck matters for scholarships ?
Persistence
Updated/
Informed Organized
Confidant
to apply
How to search for Resources (Updated/
Informed)
How to use google
Game of keywords
Searching Scholarships
Join groups
Subscribing to websites
Prepare for the War: Organized, Confident See the requirements early
6th semester
Prepare for them
Final year Project
Semester projects (for students who are not in last semesters)
Equipping with tools
IELTS/ TOEFL
GRE/ GMAT
Equipping with documents
Statement of Purpose (SOP)
Research Proposal
Recommendation letters
Motivation Letter
Study Plan
Making yourself fit for scholarships
Apply Everywhere
Do not go only for top quality
Admission first or Scholarship first
Finding your Interest and Professors
Finding Interest
Favorite Subject, Semester Project, Final thesis/project, Skills
Using keywords
Finding Professors
Interest keywords +university name
Interest keywords +country name
Search Universities Departments Professors
Passion to read research papers
Cover Email, Research CV
Research CV
Research CV
Final year project
Semester projects
Internship experiences
Job experience
Skills
Education
Where is the difference ?
Research CV Continued.. Description of projects (final/semester)
Explaining more like a paragraph by explaining the whole method how you did it, and what are the results you obtained, any improvement or novelty, rather than just mentioning the techniques you used.
For example
Affect of TIG Welding on Corrosion & Mechanical Properties of Surgical steel (Final Year Project)
Semester Projects:
Wireless Communication using 8051 microcontroller
32-bit processor using VHDL
Power supply
Internships experience or Job experience
Explain the experience fully in a paragraph
Techniques, tools and algorithms you worked on.
Results obtained
Did implementation etc.
When you read a specific professor profile i.e. His research areas and research papers
Relate your written projects/experiences in some way if you can, with his area.
Bring those projects/ experiences above than other in CV
If your relevance with professor research area is strong, then you can even give reference with professor’s work in that specific paragraph in CV. This will have much impact
DO Not mention the things which you do not know, as professors are more experienced than you
Cover Email
Just introduce yourself a little
Not big explanations /motivations
Do mention that you have read his research papers by mentioning some specific research paper
which you understand fully
You can give suggestion if you have some good suggestion about its improvement in few lines OR
You can relate from your previous work his research paper that you have some ideas relating to it in few lines
Write always technically
Subject of Email
Know the Culture
Flatter/beg
Be precise
University email preferred, dun use odd names as email address
Usual Documents Required
Motivation Letter, Recommendation Letter, SOP,
Study Plan, Research Proposal
Statement of Purpose
Story
About yourself, personal motivations
Your career Bachelors /masters
Relevance of your activities, skills with post you are applying for
Academic interests, Extra curricular activities
Motivation Letter
Almost same as SOP in which you explain more clearly the relevance of your personal
motivations, career , activities with the field, you are applying for.
No extra curricular activities, other irrelevant activities
You have to show how you are fit for that position you are applying for
Continued…..
Research Proposal
Idea translated into some research paper without results mentioned
Study plan
A little less detailed than Research proposal but with timeline of intended courses you will undertake and